During the day, the BGB delegation headed by Additional Director General, Region Commander South West Region, D.S.M. Shaheedul Islam held talks with the BSF delegation led by Inspector General South Bengal Frontier Sandeep Salunke.

“The conference, held bi-annually, is aimed at further cementing the friendship between the two border guarding forces. We discussed about improving border domination, ways to prevent smuggling and infiltration,” said a BSF officer.

“The BGB delegation also expressed their happiness over the inking of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a pro-active role in finalising the deal,” added the officer.

The BGB delegation will be visiting North Bengal Frontier on June 9-10 holding talks with BSF officers at Siliguri before leaving for Bangladesh on Thursday.

India and Bangladesh on Saturday ratified LBA during Modi’s two-day visit to the neighbouring country.